The BALL ST ATE Alumnus Vol. 31, No. 6 Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306 March 29, 1974
Study indicates religious growth at Ball State, UPSWING like the construction of the new Campus House of the Christian Student FoL!ndation. Story on Page 8.
UP GRADING Renovations to Maria Bingham Hall will increase facilities for the Center for Medical Education. Story on Page 8.
UP ON TOP Larry Bullington receives Phillips Award as basketball's Most Valuable GOING UP ThenewBallStatelibraryreceivesaname Player again. from the Board of Trustees. Story on Page 2.
------FEATURES------Bill and Danny Gaither are' Alumnaries' who could teach if they didn't sing so well. Story on Page 8. Madras, green cards and higher fees- $60 a quarter- in 'Remembering When,' a new Alumnus feature that looks backward. Story on Page 3. The BA LL STA TE Alumnus · 2 New library named for Bracken Ball State's new $14 million library officially faculty and staff. These along with many other became the Alexander M. Bracken Library on Feb. sterling qualities have made you a great trustee, 20 in a special recognition ceremony, honoring Dr. a great president of the board of trustees, and a Bracken, Muncie industrialist and attorney, true gentleman who has elevated, enlarged and conducted by the university board of trustees. enriched all of our lives," said the Ball State Will Parker, Muncie, secretary of the board, president. announced the decision honoring Dr. Bracken, who Parker said Dr. Bracken's "rich and varied is president of the board, and read a resolution background in industrial management, finance, written by the board members. law and your wide range of community and state The ceremony came on a historical note for Dr. activities have brought much to Ball State Bracken in his relationship with the university. Dr. University." He added that the other trustees look John J. Pru is, university president, noted that Dr. forward to your continued membership and Bracken was first appointed to the State Teachers leadership on this board. College Board, which served both Ball State and He added that Dr. Bracken's "leadership as Indiana State on Feb. 19, 1954. In 1965, the board president of the board of trustees has brought to became the Ball State University board of trustees. fruition many of your dreams and hopes. Your Bracken, chairman of the board of Ball Corp., vision and far-sighted planning have made your was appointed by former Gov. George N. Craig to most cherished dream a reality in the actualization finish two years of the unexpired term of the late of the new Library under construction ... No building George A. Bal I, Muncie industrialist, who was of the campus so beautifully exemplifies your life forced to resign due to poor health. Bracken was of inspiration and contribution as this library." reappointed by governors Harold W. Handley, Matthew E. Welsh, Roger D. Branigin and Edgar A native of Muncie, Dr. Bracken is the son of late D. Whitcomb. Muncie attorney Thomas E. Bracken and Mrs. Dr. Pru is pointed out that Dr. Bracken was Bracken. He is a graduate of Muncie Central High elected president of the board of trustees on Feb. 27, School, attended Ball State and earned his A. B. 1958, and has held this position "for the past 16 degree in 1929 and the Doctor of Jurisprudence years with great competence, dedication and degree in 1931, both at the University of Michigan. dignity-longer than any other person in the history He is a member of the Delaware County, the Alexander M. Bracken of this institution." Indiana State and American Bar Associations, a "We pause to express our profound gratitude and member of the bar at the United States Supreme appreciation to you for these years of devoted and Court and the Supreme Court of Indiana. superb service," Pru is added," Under your For a number of years, Dr. Bracken was vice Burris bill approved, dynamic, imaginative and strong, yet calm president and general counsel for Ball Brothers leadership, Bal I State University has grown to Co. in Muncie and in more recent years has been amazing proportions, largely as the result of your vice chairman and then chairman of the board of funding under study vision and thoughtful guidance. Ball Corp. and its subsidiaries. "On behalf of the entire university community, Active in community affairs, he is chairman of I want to express to you our high admiration and the board of directors of Merchants National Bank, Burris Laboratory School was granted a reprieve appreciation for the unnumerable qualities which president of the board of trustees of the Muncie by the 1974 General Assembly and Governor Otis have made you truly an educational statesman. YMCA, a director of the Ball Memorial Hospital Bowen. Ball State will now be able to collect state You have a sturdy set of values combined with Association, president of Muncie and Western aid for students enrolled at Burris on the same indomitable courage of your convictions and these Railroad, president of the George and Frances Ball basis as for other school systems. are enhanced by your genuine desire to serve the Foundation and vice president and treasurer of Under the new law the school also will be best interests of a growing university, its students, Ball Brothers Foundation. permitted to institute programs for pre-school and special education classes. Enrollment will be limited to a maximum of 750 pupils. For the 44 years that Burris has been in MCCa'rthy takes Florida post existence, it has been jointly financed by tuition paid by the Muncie Community Schools for pupils Ball State director of development, William H. program," said Dr. Robert H. Linson, executive enrolled there and by funds from the university McCarthy, has announced his resignation, effective director of alumni and development programs at for the laboratory school's service to teacher May l. McCarthy, who also serves as executive vice the university. education. president of the University Foundation, has Well known to Muncie baseball fans, McCarthy accepted a position as director of development cut short his college work at Ball State in 1948 to Last falt, the Muncie Community Schools Board at Florida Atlantic University at Boca Raton. join the Cincinnati Reds minor league farm system. approved termination of its support for Burris and McCarthy came to Ball State in 1972 as assistant He was in Muncie in 1949 as general manager of a four-year phase out plan was announced. It would director of development and assumed his present the Muncie farm club. He returned to Ball State have begun this coming fall. position in 1973when H. Perk Robins resigned to later and completed his work toward a degree in Following the 1974 General Assembly action, a become vice president for development at the 1967. decision to end the cooperative relationship at University of Georgia. McCarthy was business manager of the Reds club the end of the 197 4-7 5 school year was reached. During his year as development director, the at Rockford, Ill., president of the Charleston, W. The University's Board of Trustees approved alumni-development fund drive netted an increase Va., and Columbia, S.C ., clubs, and general a resolution at its February meeting. This of 1O per cent in donors and seven per cent in manager of the Nashville, Tenn., club. In 1959 he agreement permits continuance of the existing dollars. Total gifts to the University Foundation left baseball to go into medical clinic contractual arrangement for one more year. totalled $576, 679.44 from 10,855 donors. administrative work. He was associated with the The university, the Teachers College, and the "He sophisticated our personal solicitation Miller Clinic in Nashville, the Anclote Manor Burris Laboratory School students, faculty and program for major givers and he involved many psychiatric hospital in Tarpon Springs, Fla., and patrons will have a year to resolve financial more people in the Bal I State development the American City Bureau-Beaver Associates, problems. William H. McCarthy Annual spring alumni days set for Business, Nursing, TC
Robert Lemon, president of NBC radio, and Collective bargaining discussions and an address Indiana's Lt. Gov. Robert Orr will speak April 20 by Dr. John Kirkpatrick will highlight the Teachers when the College of Business conducts its Sixth College's Alumni Association Day, April 27, in the Annual Business Alumni Day. L.A. Pittenger Student Center. The program, at the Teachers College Building And a week later, May 4, Roy Erickson, president with a luncheon at Noyer Hall, will also include of Ball Memorial Hospital, will speak at the presentation of Delta Sigma Pi's Outstanding Nursing Alumni Association Day, dinner, also at Professor Award and presentation of outstanding the Student Center. department seniors, outstanding student awards and the College of Business Hall of Fame Alumnus. Reservations for the teacher's conference must Mark Johns; Dean Joseph B. Black Jr.; Ned Heck, be in by April 20. The events will begin at 9 a.m. president of Delta Sigma Pi ; Jack Stanton, College with lhe noon luncheon to feature Kirkpatrick, a of Business Alumni Association president; and Dr. noted radio speaker. Three sessions in the morning Robert Linson, executive director of university will deal with collective bargaining and retirement. alumni and development programs, will also be Speakers will include Robert Thornberry, on the program. executive secretary of the Indiana Federation of Lemon will speak at 10 a.m . on "The Good News Teachers and Ronald Jensen, executive secretary and the Bad News." Orr's talk, which concludes the of the Indiana State Teachers Association. program at l :45 p.m. will concern" Indiana, the Nurses must have their reservations in by April Nation and the World in a Time of Economic 29 for the May 4 dinner which will begin at 5: 30 p.m. Change." with a registration and punch hour. I 3 - The BALL STATE Alumnus Remembering When •••
March, 1964 And, if you went shopping in the under which students took their first Ball State Teacher's College was Village, you could buy an Indian year at Ball State and the remainder growing rapidly. Emens Auditorium Madras Parka for $11.95. Editor's Note at Indiana University. was being readied for a mid-month The Practical Arts Building was March, 1959 under construction as the campus opening, featuring Fred Waring and Th is issue marks the first Fees were going up at Ball State publication of this feature. The moved north across Riverside his Pennsylvanians. The Amelia T. Alumnus will look back at Ball State Wood Health Center has been Teachers College; doubling, as a Teachers College and Ball State Avenue. matter-of-fact. Students would pay University during time periods, 10, The Capella Choir was also formally dedicated on Feb. 29, and on 15 and 25 years ago. the northeast edge of campus $60 a quarter or $180 a year, President traveling. Director F. Lemuel Studebaker Hall was rising above the John R. Emens announced, offering Anderson announced that several trees and everything else. And off a detailed outline of why the concerts were scheduled for the campus, Lambda Chi Alpha additional funds were necessary. Council president.. .. Billy Hunter, Dayton, Ohio area. fraternity was preparing to dedicate But seniors probably weren't that president of commuting students, The swimmers had returned from a new addition to the house at 710 concerned with the fees hike, thinking was calling for a mass spring winning the Little State meet. And Riverside Ave. more of graduating or perhaps the meeting .... and the Alpha Chi's hosted the sports column "Cardinal Chirps" In sp-xts, Ball State's Ed Butler prom, with Richard Maltby's a St. Patrick's Day party for a group singled out Jesse Rains, Pat Fisher was named the Indiana Collegiate orchestra to play and the dance theme of Muncie school children in Lucina and Bob Gallamore for praise. Conference's "most valuable player" to be" Inferno," according to Wayne Hall's recreation room. Meanwhile, the baseball team was and was joined by teammate John Nelson, Cedar Lake, who was Lyn Anderson, who was "Screening preparing for the season with 50 Lee on the ICC's all-star first team. chairman. the Flicks" for us in the Ball State prospects out. It was a big year for the Miss Ball The sophomore class was busy News, liked "The Journey" at the Pi Kappa Sigma was sponsoring its State pageant. Donna Axum, the too, selling tickets for The Four Strand and told us "Submarine first King Rex contest. Judson Betts, reigning Miss America was at Ball Freshmen whose appearance at Sea hawk" and" Paratroop Triangle Club; Gene Gray, Sigma State to crown Carol Sue Rinard as BSTC they were sponsoring. Command" were coming to the Tau Gamma; Bill McClain, Phi Miss Ball State-Orient Queen. But it At the swimming pool (the one in Rivoli. Sigma Epsilon; Richard Moore, Zeta Chi; Martin Styles, Navajo; wasn't a good year for the Student Ball Gymnasium) 17 teams from March, 1949 Political Union (SPU) which folded across the nation were arriving in and Mike Bandura, Kappa Sigma right before the student elections; mid-month for the National Green Cards went out. Kappa, had been nominated. Don Lancioni, co-chairman of the Association of Intercollegiate A new honor system, involving a "Shake Down" by (Carl) "Shook" party, cited a lack of student interest. Athletics' (NAIA) swim meet which "teacher-student-class relationship" wrote about campus life in the News Elsewhere, representatives from Ball State was hosting for the second went into effect on March 21. and said that his nominee for "most Merle Norman were telling the time. BSTC took a significant academic likely to succeed" would "surely women at Baker Hall that "Curls are The Delta Zeta's had elected Ruth step by offering Education 600, be Malcolm Julian." Shook also told In This Year" in a special program Smelzer president .... the AOPl's "Introduction to Higher Education," us, that" Mr. Collier dropped in and sponsored by the hall's Cultural were ready for State Day .... Bill which opened work on a doctor's we told him of conditions of the North Committee. Streeter was elected Inter-Fraternity degree as part of a new program and South Hall citizens." New York educator named dean James V. Mitchell Jr., a New York George Peabody College for Teachers taught at Purdue University as teaching and research, including state educator, has been named dean in Nashville, Tenn., on Jan. l. assistant professor of education and participation in one of the-first of Ball State's Teachers College. Dr. Mitchell will assume his new psychology and at Miami University, experiments on closed-circuit The 48-year-old associate dean for duties as dean and professor of Oxford, Ohio. educational television, coordinator ·--r graduate studies in the College of psychology and educational Dr. Mitchell holds the B.A. degree for a mental health in teacher Education, The University of psychology on July l. His in 1948, the M.A. in 1950 and the Ph.D. education project, consultant to city Rochester, will succeed Dr. John appointment was announced by Dr. degree, eorned in 1953, all from the school districts in projects that Dunworth, who became president of John J. Pruis, Ball State president, University of Chicago, where he was evaluated the social acceptance of and confirmed by the board of an Honor Scholar in the Division of black students bused to suburban trustees Feb. 20. the Social Sciences, a Walgreen schools, the development and Dr. Mitchel I has been associated Fellow, and received commendation research for programs for a regional Ohio alumni with The University of Rochester for his doctoral dissertation. He held educational laboratory, and a study since 1962, serving as professor of a post-doctoral research fellowship of rebellious underachievers. education in the College of Education at Miami University. He was He also has helped develop doctoral may form club and professor of psychology in the consultant and director of testing for programs in education, medical College of Arts and Science since 1972, the Quincy Youth Development education and educational Alumni in the Northwest Ohio area acting chairman of the Foundations Commission at Quincy, 111., a psychology, school psychology, and have expressed interest in forming an Department in the College of research project sponsored by the urban education programs. alumnigroupforthatarea,according Education in 1965-66, and since 1967 University of Chicago in 1953-54. Dr. Mitchel I is a Fellow in the to Don Lemish, associate director of the associate dean for graduate As a teacher at the University of Division of Educational Psychology of alumni and development programs. studies. Texas, he was the recipient of the the American Psychological A regional alumni meeting was Prior to joining the faculty in Student Association Award for Association, a member of Sigma Xi, conducted in December on the Rochester, N. Y., he was associate excellence in teaching. American Association for Higher campus of Bowling Green State professor of educational psychology The new Bal I State dean has had a Education, American Educational University. Alumni from Bowling in the College of Education at the wide variety of experiences in Research Association, National Green, Toledo, Tiffin, Defiance, University of Texas. He has also Council on Measurement in Lima, Perrysburg and Walbridge Education, and Phi Delta Kappa. attended. He is listed in American Men of William T. Walborn, 908 Michigan Honor Roll Alum lettermen Science, Leaders in Education, Who's Avenue, Watterville, Ohio 43566, has Who in American College and been appointed chairman of a additions University Administration, Who's steering committee to coordinate We goofed. In preparation for the organizing club Who in American Education, and activities in the Northwest Ohio area. special Honor Roll edition of the Who's Who in the East. Alumnus, we inadvertently left out or Plans are underway for misspelled the names of several organization of a "Ball State The BALL STATE Alumnus Dr. Cooper donors. In addition to those listed in University Alumni Lettermen's Vol. 31, No. 6, March 29, 1974 the last edition, the following made Association" with petitions for The BALL STATE Alumnus, accepted as second class gifts to Ball State during 1973: constituent society status to be matter, Sept. 20, 1968, is published eight t imes yearly (September, October, tiJ(lvember, January, February, PRESIDENT'S CENTURY CLUB presented to the Alumni Council in March, May, June) at '1457 E. Washington St., honored April. I ndianapolis, Indiana, 46201, by the Bal I State University Kenneth L. Craig Alumni Association and is mailed to Ball State alumni Robert Cooper, '29, former head of PRESIDENT'S DOUBLE CENTURY Petitioning the council is the first free. Second cl.ass postage is paid at Indianapolis, step in a three part process, outlined Indiana, 46204. Bal I State's science and math CLUB Executive publisher: Robert E. Linson programs, was presented the Muncie Mr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Peters at an organizational meeting on Jan. Editor: James D. Yunker 12, which would result in meetings Managing Editor : Rick Kerr Boys' Club's Horatio Alger Award MATCHING GIFT COMPANY Staff writers : Paul Nussbaum earlier this month at the club's annual this fall. Following the petitioning, the Barb Dvorscak General Cable Fund Karen Rickner group will develop a constitution and meeting. Wilson, Kerney Ball State University Alumni Association Staff : Cooper's years as a teacher at complete its organization. Executive Director of Alumni & Development Programs, Peters, Rona Id M. Robert E . Linson Burris and head of the two programs The plans were put into operation Associate Director of Alumni & Development Programs, CALIFORNIA ponald L. Lem ish at Ball State and his "distinguished Deitle, Miss Ann T . by an organizational committee Director of Development, William H. McCarthy service" to the community were Greenspan, M.M. which also selected the name and Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, Raymond w. INDIANA Ashley recognized through the award. Henry County established objectives for the group. Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, James p . Henshaw, Miss Mary E.+ Yunker The Alger award is named for the Beckner, Mrs. Dewease+ Automatic membership is extended author of the books which reflect Wabash County ' to "any Ball State University varsity NOTICES OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS should be Pressler, Ronald D.+ sent to address below. Include mailing label or "clean living" and concern Lake County intercollegiate letter winner not old address and zip code. Moorehead, Roy B. presently enrolled as an Postmaster: Send From 3579 to characters who are "rugged Madison County Ball State University- Alumni Office, Muncie, ind ivid ua I ists," Starkey, Mrs. Betty E.+ undergraduate." Indiana 47306 I The BALL STA TE Alumnus · 4 Campus religious upswing felt
With few exceptions, Ba 11 State worship services on their own. numbers attend religious activities Pre5byterian (Reformed). University students continue to show Dr. Jones feels that while campus in other cities and on other college To bolster the enthusiasm, groups a marked interest both in traditional religious groups continue to operate and university campuses. such as Newman Apostol ate send religions as well as in campus independently of the "established" -Increased membership is individuals to the halls to foster directed worship services and church, the feeling of hostility is less reported for such campus groups as interest in activities such as organization of Bible study groups in pronounced that was the case last the Upper Room Fellowship, Campus "Operation Quarterbreak." university dormitories. year. Crusade for Christ, Christian Student To catch a different angle, the Dr. George W. Jones, director of As reported by the religious Foundation, the Navigators, Wesley-Newman Foundation has religious programs at Ball State, programs office, the growth of lntervarsity Christian Fellowship, been presenting a Values Film Forum reports that only six of the 40 major Christianity on the Ball State campus Baptist Foundation and others. to gain yet another perspective to the denominational and is reflected by: Marked increase in religious BSU religious community. interdenominational groups signing -Two identical worship services preference is shown for adherents to The Christian Student Foundation preference cards this year showed a being held each Sunday morning at the Baptists (Southern Baptist sports "Campus House" which decrease in membership. While the the Christian Student Foundation, Convention), Christian Churches introduces bible study group-related student may indicate a preference for 1011 Riverside Avenue. Only one (unaffiliated), Church of God, get-togethers for the purpose of the "faith of his fathers," he may not service was conducted last year. Presbyterian ( United, U.S.A.), Christian worship, service and necessarily attend that particular -More than a 1,000 students attend Roman Catholic and United fellowship. church in the Muncie community. Masses held on Sundays at the Methodist. Also, the christian Scientist group Another indication of continued Newman Center. As many Only religious groups on the Ball has expanded facilities into a new religious awakening and fervor on the non-Catholics as Catholics State campus showing a decrease in location on Neely Avenue for its Ball State campus is the growth and participate. preference were: American Baptist monthly inspirational meetings and interest in campus ministeries. Some -The number of Bible student Convention, Evangelical United reading rooms. of these are church-directed-but groups in university residence halls Brethren, which is still in the process Along the same line, Newman student oriented-while others are thP. has increased from about 20 last year of being merged with the United Apostolate dedicated its new result of spiritual affinity between to more than 25 this year. Methodist Church; Hindu, Lutheran recreational hall facilities on New groups of students who conduct -Ball State students in increasing (A.l.C. and LC.A.); Moravian, and York Avenue. Maria Bingham renovation expands medical center
After having received an official go ahead to renovate Maria Bingham Hall, Ball State is now off the fall of 1975. dismissed due to the overcrowding which already and in the running toward its long-awaited The idea to renovate originated when Dr. Charles exists at the Cooper complex. expansion as a Center for Medical Education. C. Boyer, director of the Muncie Center for Medical The medical education program at Ball State Situated east of Ball Memorial Hospital, Education and professional physiology, noted that was developed in 1970 in conjunction with the Bingham Hall was originally built as a dormitory extended facilities would be necessary to house the Indiana University School of Medicine. for nurses at Ball Memorial in the late 1920's, medical education program if it were to evolve into Other centers involved in the program are according to Maurice Mann, director of campus an in-depth and refined training ground for students located in Gary, South Bend, Lafayette, planning. to explore. Bloomington, Terre Haute, and Evansville. Presently the hall is used as an out-patient clinic The building site was chosen by Boyer because of The process of enrollment in the medical and houses a family practice elinic and practical its ideal location next to Ball Memorial and also education program, according to Boyer, is that nurses training, as well as serving as a dormitory across from the Ball State campus. students apply for admission to the Indiana for medical education students. Boyer felt Bingham Hall was not being fully University School of Medicine, and upon being Renovation, according to Mann, will be restricted utilized by the hospital because it was not originally accepted, are assigned to one of the seven satellite to the second floor level of the building. designed for medical education facilities. centers in the state for first year classes. Included will be the removal of partitions for Boyer said that not enough funds were available Currently 11 students are involved in Ball State's larger space accomodations, converting dormitory for a new building to be constructed. program. Courses available to these students spaces to laboratory and office areas, installation Also in contention as a possible site for expansion surround the basic sciences. of air conditioning, and updating of electrical units. for medical education was the Robert Cooper With additional room from the renovation, Generally speaking, Mann said that the Science Building on Riverside Avenue. predicts Boyer, expanded facilities will enable Ball renovated level would be available for use during However, Boyer related, this possibility was State to increase enrollment to 25. Aluminories Gaither Trio gave up teaching for singing
By Rosa lie Clam me A September concert at Emens Recording Studio is used by many because he thought he could The Bill Gaither Trio began Auditorium by the trio and The artists. The studio, built just over a contribute more to people's lives performing in the mid-1950s, singing Sunday School Picnic, a group of year ago, has a 16-track control through music. primarily for PTA and Farm Bureau children with whom they have board, but plans call for expansion in The trio writes and sings about meetings. Audiences of thousands recorded a children's album, was sold the next few months. things they know-awareness of life, now listen to their gospel music which out, as were concerts in October The group formerly cut records in raising children, the "now" rather has earned them the prestigious in the 5,000-seat Oakland ( CA) Civic Nashville, Tenn., but now records in than the "hereafter," belief and faith Grammy Award. Arena and in December at the 4,500- Alexandria with equipment Bill says in God. Bill says he writes from "gut seat Arie Crown Theater in Chicago's They were presented the highest is the best available. The feelings," and audience reactions musical award March 2 by the McCormick's Place. The trio just orchestration track for the albums, indicate that he sings from the heart. National Academy of Recording completed successful March however, is still recorded in London, Bill's wife, Gloria, joined the trio in Arts and Sciences for" Best performances in Fort Wayne and England. Inspirational Performance" for their Indianapolis. Bill, who took piano lessons for four the 60s, replacing the Ga ithers' sister, album," Let's Just Praise the Lord." But concert appearances are not or five years during his youth and Mary Ann. A graduate of Anderson College, Gloria has authored a book Two members of the trio are Ball the only endeavor of the group. They studied voice in college, thinks his entitled, "Make Warm Noises," a State graduates. Thirty-seven-year own the Gaither Music Company and collegiate years benefited him collection of reflective readings about old Bill received his masters degree Pinebrook Recording Studio in primarily in two ways: college her homelife, which she often shares in guidance and counseling from BSU Alexandria, Ind., their hometown, generally increased his awareness of with the audience during concerts. in 1961, after earning his bachelors in and have recorded many albums. life and gave him material about English from Anderson College. The music company was formed in which to write, while the study of A great part of their audiences is Brother Danny, 35, graduated in 1961 1963 primarily to publish the many poetry aided him in transposing his made up of young married couples with a degree in industrial education. songs written by the group. Bill began thoughts into lyrics. and college students, who apparently Both formerly taught in Indiana high penning music and lyrics while A member of the Board of Trustees find much of the Gaithers' music schools but now devote their ful I time teaching high school English and of Anderson College, Bill says he relevant to their own concerns, hopes to music. journalism in Alexandria and would like to see universities allow for and beliefs. The trio has been making concert Anderson and has written around 155 and encourage more creativity on the "We still like to consider ourselves appearances on a large scale for the songs, the best known of which is "He part of students. young married people," Bill chuckles. past three years. In an attempt to Touched Me." For several years the Several teachers have asked Bill if As the demand for concert retain a somewhat normal and Gospel Music Association has named he isn't glad he escaped from the performances steadily increases, the tranquil family life, the Gaithers try him the top gospel songwriter in the teaching trap. But it was not a trap, Gaithers find their success almost to limit their performances to Friday United States. and he didn't escape, he replies. unbelievable. And it is becoming and Saturday concerts during autumn In 1964 the trio began recording Finding himself faced with two increasingly harder for the group to and spring. albums and have since cut 12 long appealing full-time occupations as his keep their concert schedule Traveling in their own custom- playing records. musical pursuits began to snowball in uncomplicated. They are adamant f itted, diesel-powered bus, they Unlike the music company which the late 60s, Bill knew he could not about maintaining a normal home life logged over 100,000 miles in the past works with Gaither-written music continue to successfully wear both and strive to run their career rather year. almost entirely, the Pinebrook hats. He chose to forego teaching than letting their career run them. I Diamond crew ready to face MAC compet1t1on• •
Ball State's baseball team faces a stern spring catcher maintains a career batting average of initiation this year as it becomes the tenth member .302 with the Cards. of the strong Mid-American Conference (MAC). The other returning infield starter is shortstop Bolstered by 13 returning lettermen from 1973's Jim Seamon, who batted .289 in 1973. 14-17 club, the Cards should be ready to produce Last year's MVP, Gregg Minegar, will be back MAC victories in their opening conference tests. in Rickel's outfield, where he will be joined by Leading veterans returning to Bob Rickel's 1973 starter Don Presser. Minegar belted a diamond squad are third baseman Larry Bullington team-leading .345 last year, and Presser had a and catcher Tom Blacketer, who will both be solid .303 average. starting their fourth campaign as starters on Mark Yates, a slugging junior who posted a .333 March 30 at Butler. average last year as a catcher, first baseman and Bullington, a record-shattering standout on the designated hitter, will be back and is scheduled BSU basketball court, now has his eye on a number to be the starting first-sacker. of Cardinal baseball marks. With a .312 career Top returning hurlers are southpaw Dave Gilbert batting average, Bullington has accumulated 120 and right-handers Ron Baldwin and Jim Hamilton. total bases, 96 hits, 55 rbi's, 42 runs scored and Moundsman Gilbert has won seven games and 11 doubles. struck out 90 batters in 83 and two-thirds innings Baseball MVP in 1972 when he hit at a .363 clip, over the last two seasons . The hard-throwing Bullington's average dropped to .257 last spring, senior will probably see considerable action in the but he remained one of the most difficult "outs" bullpen. on the team . He struck out only three times in 1973, Baldwin has produced 59 strikeouts in 61 and and has fanned only 19 times in his 308 trips to the one-third innings, and Hamilton has fanned 27 plate· as a Ball State batsman. opponents in 34 innings. Blacketer already owns school records with six Another likely starter in the '7 4 lineup is second triples in a season and 10 in a career. He is also baseman Rick Cooper, who lettered last year while challenging school marks with 10 doubles and nine seeing action in 21 games. homers over the last three seasons . The veteran Junior varsity graduates Mitch Bedree and Jeff Mathew will be vying with lettermen Ned Koning for the open spot in the outfield. The top new additions to Rickel's mound staff Grapplers appear to be a pair of left-handed freshmen-Tom Greg Minegar ... MVP Sharon and Dale Strzelecki. close 5-8-1 Gymnasts better, The Cardinal wrestlers finished the regular season with a 5-8-1 record, two wins and four losses better than the 1972-73 mark of 3-12. A tight (20-18) post 4-9 season season-ending win over Louisiana State gave Pete Samuels' grapplers their third win against their Ball State's gymnasts finished the 1973-74 season last four opponents. with a deceiving 4-9 record. The Ball State wrestlers should be able to carry Paul Mayer's young (no seniors, only one junior) the winning skein into the 74-75 season, as the team team tackled top-flight competition this season loses only 142-pound seniors Marco Teran and and began to achieve consistently higher scores Terry Outlaw to graduation. than a year ago. The Cardinal gymnasts scored Regis Garcia, a sophomore from Miami, Fla., more than 140 points on 11 occasions this year, a was Samuels' most prolific winner, posting a 21-8 feat they managed only twice during the 72 -73 record in the 126-pound class. Stu Moyer, runner-up season. The Cards took fifth in the NCAA Regional in the Mid-American Conference championships qualifications. at 177 pounds, was 16-5 on the year, and Teran, Sophomore Ed Taylor led the team with top the team's only letterman, finished with a 17-10 performances on the long horse, the high bars, and mark. Tom Calhoun, another MAC runner-up at [ in the all-around exercise. John Good, a 150-pounds, was 15-6, Connie Graham (158) went Miamisburg, Ohio freshman, turned in the year's ; for 17-9, and Alan Manning ( 167) closed the year Rockey Schooley, Max Minnick (high bar), and Tim Drexler (parallel bars). with a 16-8 record. in all-around competition. Other standouts that Mayer will look forward to seeing back next year are Jeff Daub and Andy Miller (side horse), Gary Earl Yestingsmeier Nelson (rings), Mike Gilpin and John Kahlenbeck Meditch leaves (high bar), and Tim Drexler (parrallel bars) . optimistic for 74 With five lettermen returning from last year's for Juniata post undefeated (in dual meet competition) golf team, McClain picks up Coach Earl Yestingsmeier is understandably coach at Ball Carl Meditch, assistant basketball optimistic about prospects for a successful 197 4 State University, has resigned to accept the head season. Xavier talent College in basketball position at Juniata senior co-captains, Rockey Yestingsmeier's Four former Xavier University football players, Huntingdon, Pa. and Max Minnick, led the 1973 squad to Schooley without a team when the Ohio school dropped its The 37-year-old Meditch will remain on the Ball sixteenth place in the NCAA. Other returning gridiron program after the 1973 season, have staff until his resignation becomes effective State lettermen are juniors Mike Hacker, Steve Seibel decided to continue their football and education at June 30. and Skip Runnels. Ball State University. "The decision to leave Ball State was difficult, In addition to the varsity-award winners, Offensive linemen Bill Schmidt and Dan but opportunities in the head coaching ranks are newcomers Bob Evans and Denny Hepler promise Wanstrath, defensive tackle Mike Karsko and tight few and far between," said Meditch. "The head to add depth to the successful team. Evans is a end Mike Nocera are enrolled in spring quarter coaching position at Juniata College is a great graduate of Valencia Junior College, Orlando, Fla., classes at Ball State. opportunity and challenge." and Hepler is a freshman prospect from Warsaw. "We are certainly pleased that these four players Other potential challengers for the team's top six Juniata College, an NCAA Division 111 school have decided to join our football program," said Bob Pollitt and Brad Nelson with a 1,200 enrollment, is a member of the Middle positions are juniors Ball State head coach Dave McClain, who has sophomores Ric Study, Mike Landram_ and Atlantic Conference. The Indians posted an 8-17 and guided the Cardinals to a 14-14-3 record in three record during the 1973-74 basketball season. Bob Winters. years. "We believe that they'll play instrumental roles in our 197 4 season." In addition to assisting the varsity unit at Ball Xavier assistant football coach Charlie Davis had State, Meditch coached freshman and junior previously joined the Cardinal staff in January as varsity teams to a 29-17 record in four years. Rickel continues an assistant coach under McClain. Among those victories was a 94-83 decision over a Schmidt, a native of Cincinnati and graduate of Notre Dame freshman team which included John Purcell High School, will be a senior in the fall. The Shumate and Gary Novak during the 1970-71 on NCAA committee 6-3, 260-pound physical education major started at campaign. Ball State baseball coach Bob Rickel has been offensive tackle for Xavier last season. renamed to the NCAA District Four Baseball Wanstrath and Nocera were both sophomore Committee which is responsible for choosing the starters for the Musketeers last fall and will begin Spikers win OSU meet two at-large entries in the district play-offs and their junior seasons at Ball State. selecting candidates for All-American and other At 6-3 and 245 pounds, Wanstrath split time Don Shondell's volleyball team upped its season special individual honors. between guard and tackle on the offensive line in mark to 10-2 and 5-0 in the MIVA with a win in the Other members of the committee are Danny 1973. The Batesville native is majoring in business. Ohio State Invitational championship. After losing Litwhiler, former major league player and head Nocera was likewise a full-time starter at Xavier their first two of the season, the Card spikers got coach at Michigan State; Bill Chambers, Western last fall. The 6-0, 225-pound business major is a untracked at the Ohio State match to extend their Michigan; Ron Oestrike, Eastern Michigan; and Lakota High School graduate from West Chester, winning streak to 10. Glenn Sample, Cincinnati. Ohio. I Bullington is MVP
To the surprise of almost no one, senior guard Larry Bullington was chosen by his Ball State basketball teammates as Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row. Bullington was awarded the A. L. ( Pete) Phillips Award by coach Jim Holstein at the annual Cardinal Varsity Club dinner in mid-March. Bullington, who established school records in career scoring (1,747 points), sing le-game scoring (47), best free-throw percentage for a single season and career (.882 and .862), and highest career scoring average (23.6), told the Cardinal backers he had enjoyed his biggest year in 1973-7 4 and gave much of the credit to his coaches and teammates. "This is a great team," Bullington said, "not only as players, but as individuals."
Holstein, who coached the BSU varsity to its first Basketball coach Jim Holstein presents award to during the past season. Bullington repeated as winning season in ten years, agreed that the 73-74 Larry Bullington, winner of the A. L. ( Pete) MVP. squad was one of the best in the school's history. He Phillips, as the Cardinals Most Valuable Player pointed out the 14-12 mark posted by the team was an indication of the increasing competition the Cards are playing. "It's good to be pleased," Holstein said of the ISU contest to open track season team's winning record, "but we're never satisfied. Now we have something to shoot for every year." Coming off a 6-1 indoor meet record, the Cardinal (three-mile}, Shawn Kerrigan (shot put), Bob And every year, if the 197 4-75 schedule is any Galyen (high jump}, and Kevin Cruzan (pole indication, the going will become more challenging track team faces its first Mid-American Conference season with optimism. vault}. for the expanding Ba II State basketbal I program. Junior Ron Davie broke the seven-year old school The first three games scheduled for the Cards next Jerry Rushton's charges will open their outdoor record in the 1,000 during the indoor season with a season place them in on-the-road battles with Ohio season at home against Indiana State on April 5 2: 11.5 clocking. . State, Purdue and Toledo. with experience and depth in the distance, middle distance and hurdle events. The biggest questions Highlights of the outdoor schedule will be the In addition to Bullington, the Cards' other Dogwood Relays in Knoxville April 12-13; the Ball graduating senior, Chris Collins, received his last in Rushton's mind lie with the sprints and field events. State Relays April 27; the Indiana Intercollegiate recognition as a BSU ballplayer. During the season, Championships in Bloomington April 30, and the Collins was the team's leading rebounder and was Gone from last year's 7-2 squad are pole vaulter MAC Championships in Kent, Ohio May 17-18. second only to Bullington in scoring. Dave Helton, hammer-thrower Doug Hanlon, Holstein admitted it would be hard to find sprinter Grant Jones and distance men Steve someone to fill the shoes of the graduating players, Wynder and Doug Snyder. Also missing from the but he warned against despair. 1974outdoor version of the team will be Bill Swimmers finish "There's no way we can replace people. But I Gavaghan, who completed his eligibility during the think you'I I be surprised next year-this team indoor campaign. worked as a unit, and the harder you work the with 6-5 season luckier you get. But Rushton ,has a stellar crop of young runners "We're going to show you something even better who should be able to compete successfully in the Cardinal swimmers, under first-year coach Doug next year." tough MAC battles. Morris, captured their last dual meet of the year The Card coach will be greeted by a nucleus of Nine freshman records were established during against Northern Illinois and Illinois Stat~to returning veterans next season. Besides Bullington the indoor season, including two by middle distance boost their 1973-7 4 final season record to 6-5, a and Collins, letter-winners honored at the man Roy Benge. The Indianapolis newcomer marked improvement on last season's 3-6 finish. recognition banquet were Kim Kaufman, Quention captured the state title in the 1,000-yard run and Sophomore Craig Dunn and junior Barry Weaver, Spence, Shafer Suggs, Dennis Carroll, Jim took second in the MAC lnvitational's 800. ther the team's top freestylers, will head an impressive Holstein, Larry Parris, Kim Arnett, Bob Faulkner, promising freshman performers are Dave Collins list of returning -veterans next year. Morris' team and Larry Heinbaugh. (mile), Brian Crosley (two-mile}, Jim Needler this season was young (only one senior will be lost to graduation), and the 197 4-75 edition of the squad will have a firm foundation for another winning season. Fifty-one earn winter letters In addition to Dunn and Weaver, top freestylers this year were Tim Medlock and Jim Steel. Duane Fifty-one varsity athletes have earned awards Jackson, Doug Anderson LaMothe, Chris Battle Creek, Mich. (Lakeview) Dart, an outstanding freshman recruited from in winter sports at Ball State, according to Ray Lyons, Dave Russell, Ky. South Bend Jackson, turned in the year's best Louthen, director of athletics at the university. Medlock, Tim Beech Grove performances in the backstroke and individual Receiving varsity monograms were 13 in Peterson, Ross Muncie (Northside) Steel, Jim South Bend ( Riley) medley competition, and two other freshmen, basketball, 11 in gymnastics, 17 in swimming and Stockton, Ken Columbus (North) Chris LaMothe and Doug Jackson, had top 10 in wrestling. Weaver, Barry Kokomo Bish, Jeff (Mgr.) Vandalia, Ohio (Butler) standards in the butterfly and breaststroke, Given special recognition were six seniors which Glaub, Charlie (Mgr. l Plymouth respectively. included Larry Bullington, Chris Collins and Bill Bill Chappo was the Cardinal's best diver in VARSITY WRESTLING AWARDS Rowley (Student Manager} in basketball; Bill 73-7 4, achieving the team's best marks from both Chappo and Bill Drake in swimming and Marco Calhoun, Tom Lockport, Ill. (Central) Comer, Bill Elkhart (Central) the one-meter and three-meter boards. Teran in wrestling. Garcia, Regis Miami, Fla. (Coral Park) Coaches for the winter sports were Jim Holstein, Graham, Connie Elkhart (Central) Manning, Alan Miamisburg, Ohio basketball; Paul Mayer,gymnastics; Doug Morris, McFarren, Dan Indianapolis (ChatardJ swimming, and Pete Samuels, wrestling. Miller, Jim Daleville Moyer, Stu Berea, Ohio Top netmen return VARSITY BASKETBALL AWARDS Pierson, Rick Mount Healthy, Ohio Teran, Marco Quito, Ecuador (Muncie Burris) Arnett, Kim East Peoria, Ill. Bullington, Larry Indianapolis (Marshall) Carroll, Dennis Kettering, Ohio ( Fairmont East) for '7 4 campaign Collins, Chris Muncie (Southside) Faulkner, Bob Miamisburg, Ohio Heinbaugh, Larry Fairfield, Ohio Ball State's tennis team will return four of its five Holstein, Jim Yorktown Toledo added top players from 1973 as it bids to improve last Kaufman, Kim Muncie (Central Spence, Quention Columbus, Ohio (Mohawk) year's 9-9 mark under second-year coach Bill Parrish, Larry Maywood, 111. (Proviso East) Richards. Suggs, Shafer Ek I hart to '75 schedule Baker, Gary (Mgr .) Indianapolis (Southport) Tom Warfel, a Richmond junior, returns as the Rowley, Bill (Mgr.) Indianapolis (Southport) Ball State and the University of Toledo will begin likely No. l man on Richard's squad. As a playing each other in football a year earlier than sophomore in '73, Warfel posted an 11-7 record. His VARSITY GYMNASTICS AWARDS expected under a new agreement which cal Is for top challenge for the first spot will probably come Clark, Bruce Lowell the Mid-American Conference ( MAC} teams to from Kevin Clarkowski, who rejoins the team after Daab, Jeff Glenview, Ill. (Glenbrook South) Drexler, Tim Oakbrook, Ill. (York Community) meetforthefirsttimeon Sept. 13, 1975. a two-year absence. As a freshman in 1970, Gilpin, Mike Indianapolis (Pike) Toledo will visit Muncie in 1975 and the Cardinals Clarkowski compiled a 14-10 mark. Good, John Miamisburg, Ohio Hafenbrack, Dave Kettering, Ohio C Fairmont West) will play at the Ohio school on Sept. 25, 1976. The Paul Thomas, No. 3 performer last year, Tom Kahlenbeck, John Columbus two schools had signed an earlier agreement for a VanDenover, No. 4, and John Adkins, No. 5, are Miller, Andy Indianapolis (Pike) Nelson, Gary Harvey, Ill. (Thornton) two-year home and home series beginning in 1977. all back this year to try to retain their positions. Payne, Mike Indianapolis (Warren Central) But an opening developed on the Toledo schedule Freshman Jim Daugherty will probably fit into the Taylor, Ed Indianapolis (Pike) when Xavier University dropped football. 3-6 sequence, too. VARSITY SWIMMING AWARDS The addition of the Rockets to the Cardinal In doubles, Warfel and Clarkowski will team up Barney, Jim Marion schedule in 1975 and 1976 will hike the number of at No. l; Thomas is set for No. 2 with Daugherty, Buckman, Norm LaPorte CasaSanta, Dan Lafayette (Jefferson) major colleges that Ball State will play those years while Van Denover and Adkins are partners at Chappo, Bill Portage to six, on a tentative nine game list. Ball State No. 3 doubles. Dart, Duane South Bend (Jackson) Drake, Bill Crown Point officials are currently working on a tenth game, The first home meet for the Cardinal net men was Dunn, Craig Kokomo (Haworth) also preferably against a major feam. with Anderson. I 7 · The BAU STATE Alumnus
Class Jackson Huffman Alan Kinsler Gwendolyn Kinsler Notes '23-'48 auction business, specializing in antiques and '67 MAE'70... Jim E. Montgomery, '67 MLS'70, is Opal Whiteman, AB'23, is a retired home H.S.,, Ga ., is Gwynne (Williams) Gibson, '63, MA'66 ... Capt. Stephen Voris, ' 63, is commander media specialist at Meridian Middle School, economics teacher residing in Muncie. .. Dr. estates throughout Indiana. of the Bloomington Army Recruiting area ... lndianapolis .. . Teaching mathematics at Belzer Ronald Reynard, '24, is a Muncie dentist ... A Miriam Hunter, '50, associate professor at Dan J. Padgett, '63, is senior trust officer at the Jr. H.S., Indianapolis, is Carol L. (Meadows) retired teacher and residing in New Castle is Wheaton Co l lege, Wheaton, Ill., has been American National Bank, Noblesville ... Dr. Spilker, '67 ... Charles J. Chalk, '67 MA'68, is Alice Odella Painter, A 8'27 MA'48 ... A first grade recommended for biographical and pictorial Myron S. Henry, '63, is associate professor of assistant vice-president of Medical Information teacher in the Winamac Elementary School is inclusion in the second edition of the World Who's mathematics at Montana State U ... John J . Service, Inc., Fort Wayne ... Principal of the J r.-Sr. Garnett Stullen, -'34 ... Retired after 30 years of Who of Women. Miriam has been listed in the McCarthy, '63, is vice president and general H.S. of the Western Community District, a new teaching and residing in Traverse City, Mich., is "Who's Who in American Women" since 1970 . She manager of Glen lake Volkswagen, Inc., Chicago consolidated school, Lebanon, is George Walter, S. Geraldine< Bailey) Kinney, -'35. is also listed in the "International Scholars ...Judy Heuman '63, MA'67, is a business teacher MA'67. A professor and chairman of the Department Directory," "Who's Who in the Midwest," "The at Penn H.S., Mishawaka. Judy was selected as Jerry L. Van Gombos, '68, is survey engineer for of Elementary Education at the University of National Register of Prominent Americans and an Outstanding Young Woman of America Service Master Hospital Corp. Jerry resides in Miami is Dr. Mark Murfin, -'40 .. . An assistant International Notables," and "Community for 1973. · Wheaton, 111 ... Carol Wisler, ' 68 MAE' 72, is Leaders of America." She has taught art at the Claude B. Smith, MA'63, principal at Noble professor in the Department of Library Service teaching vocational office education and resides in Teacher Training colleges in Kenya and has Township elementary school, is principal at BSU is Veva M . Mccoskey, '43 MA'48. Jensen Beach, Fla ... Administrative assistant to lectured briefly in the Philippines and Kenya. designate of the under-construction Waldron Director of nursing at St. Catherine Hospital, the city manager of Casa Grande, Ariz., is Glen East Chicago, is Harriet (Simmons) Huddle, Elementary School, Shelbyville ... An insurance Jane A . (Smith) Stallings, '51, is manager of Tracy Williams, '68 ... Richard E. Farrer, MA' 68, is N'46 ... consultant for Kansas City Life Insurance Co. is Classroom Process Research at Stanford Kent D. Dunn, '63, a former Grant Co. Alumni a design engineer at Delco-Remy Division, A teacher for the Community Schools of Research Institute. Jane resides in Pa lo Alto, Frankfort is Marjorie Elvada (Purdue) Proctor, Club President . Kent resides in St. Louis, Mo ... Anderson ... Dr. Charles M. Hatcher. '68. h
Gibson, '70 MAE'73, has received the area "Coach the University of Texas ... Debra McConnell, '73, His wife, Joyce Elaine C Bortner), MA'72, is Melody Sue Gilman, '73, to John Kay Daniels, of the Year" award from the Kendallville News teachi~g. They reside in Columbia, Mo ... Joseph is program director at the New Castle YMCA ... '71, on June 2. They reside in Bluffton ... Betty Carol Sun and the Auburn Evening Star newspapers. D. Heimann, '72, and his wife, Janice Teaching junior high physical education, Jones, '70 MAE'73, to Robert A. Doddridge, '72, on Jack is head football coach at Prairie Heights ... (Schamerloh), BA'73, reside in Fort Wayne, Joe Bremen, is Layla Lanigan, '73 ... Cluadia Linder, July 29 ... Mary Lou Trestrail, '69, to Elden John Debbie (Shuster) Dyer, '70, is a member of the works as a salesman for WKJG-TV. Jan teaches '73, is teaching preschool classes at Stepping Welting on Aug. ll. They reside in Stevensville, contrabass sect ion and serves as librarian for the German at Bellmont H.S . ., Decatur ... Michael Stone School, Columbus ... Cathy Meunier, '73, is Mich ... Penny Kay Kitson, '71 MA'72, to Duane D. Florida Gulf Coast Symphony Orchestra ... Craig Saylor, '72, is assistant planner at Pensacola, teaching classes in a special program conducted Snyder on Oct. 13. They reside in Fort Wayne... Gilliland, '70, is employed in the legal division of Fla ... A teacher at Floyd Central H.S. is Nancy at the Rainbow Center, Greensburg, for parents Christine May Turner, '72, to Michael E. Leeman the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Washington, L. (Matlock) Foster, BA'72 ... Thomas Frank and their handicapped infants ... A journalism teacher at Merrillville H.S. is David Nesper, on June 23. They reside in Alexandria ... Carol Kay D.C. His wife, Cathy ( Barcus>, '70, is working on a Sawyer, '72, and his wife, Nancy Ann ( Parker), '73 ... Ann Shipton, '73, is monthly salaried Schweikhardt, '73,to Robert E. Galbraith on Nov. masters in the Institute of Child Study and the '72, reside in Terre Haute where Tom is working supervisor, pricing at the Parts Distribution 24. They reside in Muncie ... Sally Marie Moore, '72, University of Maryland. toward a masters degree ... Associate director of financial aid at Northern Kentucky State Center of Whirlpool Corp. Ann resides in New to Craig J. Thompson on Aug. ll. They reside in Robert Eugene Palmer, '71, works in the district College is C. Stephen Brauch, MA'72 ... Carlisle ... An assistant professor of history and Fort Wayne ... Julie Ann Davis, '73, to Ralph L. business office for the Indiana Bell Telephone Co., Stationed at Ft. Meade, Md., is John David political science at Marion College is Dr. Glenn Dasher on Aug. 18. They reside in Muncie. Muncie.His wife, Jean Ann ( Briggs), '69, is Peloza, '72 ... Residing in Lake Forest, 111., is R. Martin, PhD'73 ... Bob Prange, '73, is assistant Jo Ann Dyer, '73, to James D. Ball on June 2. to Don Essig the golf professional at the wr.rking on a masters degree in speech pathology James William Mansfield, '72. James is going to 111, They reside in lndianapolis ... Amy Kathleen at BSU ... A media teacher at Christiana H.S., Hoosier Links course, New Palestine ... A French Thompson, '73,to Paul Victor Whitenack on Nov. seminary ... Teaching first grade at Edgewood teacher at Carmel H .S. is Donna Huffer, BA '73 ... Newark, Del., is Dale Johnson, '71. His wife, 24. ThE!y reside in Elwood ... Debra Lee Manley, '73, Elementary, Elwood, is Jane Ellen (Carlin) Henry B. Bell, MAE'73, is acting principal of Rebecca Sue ( Wilkinson), '71, is an elementary Rinker, '72 ... Teaching freshman English and to Denver D. Davis on June 2. They reside in teacher at Calvert School. .. Michael S. Orchard Park Elementary School, Carmel. .. Dr. Lt. journalism at North Kirkwood Jr. H.S., Kirkwood, Muncie ... Kathy Cheever, '70, to Don Binole on Williams, '71, and his wife, Kris (Shank), AA'71, Ernest Valutis, Ed D'73, is an assistant professor Mo., is Pamela (Johnson) Hostetter, '72 ... Rick Aug. l l. They reside in Schererville ... Marianne reside at Fort Lee, Va. Michael is officer in charge in BSU'soverseas program ... Thomas J. Baker, Plummer, '72, is Manchester College Theater '73, is employed at Frist National Bank, Elkhart, Connelly, '73, to Patrick Mack Kiefer, '72, on June of the petroleum training faci I ity, Petroleum Director ... Media coordinator for the Genesee in the collection department. His wife, Debra J. 16. They residJ in lndianapolis ... Elizabeth Ann Dept ... Teaching math in the Shelbyville Jr. H.S. is Intermediate School District, Flint, Mich., is Ruth (Weiss), '72, is teaching elementary music at the Broady, '73, to Wynn Allen Senff on May 26. They Kathleen (Fetz) Streit, '71. A. Winter, '72 ... Thomas Solecki, '72, is employed Walt Disney Elementary School, Mishawaka ... reside in Ferndale, Mich ... Susan Patricia George Arthur Bennett, '71 MA'72, is a health at Peacock, Garn, & Partners architectural firm. Louis Dennis Cami lotto, '73, is a teacher at St. Markovich, '73, to Daniel Bruce FitzGerald on and science teacher at Yorkville H.S ... An (111.l His wife, Katherine (Herron), '72, is with the Boniface Jr. H.S., Lafayette ... Sarah L. Olson, April 28 . assistant professor of government at Idaho State residential sales department of Fred'k A. '73, is teaching second grade at Door Village U. is Dr. K. Larry Tomlinson, EdD'7l ... William Schmidt, realtors ... Phillip Wills, '72, is School, LaPorte ... James Stepleton, MM'73, Barnes, '71, is a new car salesman for Hatfield superintendent of the Henry County Memorial is an assistant professor of music and head of Motors, Inc., Indianapolis. His wife, Beverly Jean theory and composition at Augustana College, Park ... Roger Learnard, '72, and his wife, Susan (Corn), BA'71, is teaching sophomore English at Sioux Falls, S.D ... Serving as principal of Deoths (Coplen), '72, reside in Fort Wayne. Roger is with Plainfield H.S ... Manager of Gas Barns, Inc., New Meridian School, Kokomo, is Dr. Robert Lawson, the J.M. Smucker Co. Susan is an elementary John Donald Long, -'35, passed away Jan. 10 Castle, is Cheryl Christine CPinnell) Miller, '71, a EdD'73 ... Dr. Larry Lee Johnson, EdD'73, is music teacher at Mc Kenny-Harrison School, at the Whitehall (Ill.) Hospital. John managed resident of Middletown ... Laura Ann ( Loyd) assistant principal at Ben Geyer Jr. H.S., Fort Auburn ... Teaching in the business education dept. the Hartwell Ranch in Hillview, Ill. .. Gabriel, '71, is teaching nursery school and Wayne ... Assistant professor of education in the at Greensburg Community H.S. is Connie Jane residing in Fort Wayne ... Barbara Jean department of elementary education at Fred Stephens, '60, died Jan. 7 at the Randolph (Huston) Blessing, '72 ... Teaching business and the (Greenwood) McNally, '71, is teaching third grade Bloomsburg State College, Bloomsburg, Penn., County Hospital after many years of failing assistant varsity footbal I coach at Fairmont West is Dr. Norman Miller, EdD'73 ... Teaching health. Fred was a retired employee of the U.S. in a Fort Pierce, Fla., elementary school. .. Winnie H.S., Dayton, Ohio, is Brian G. Clifford, '72 ... mathematics at Floyd Central H.S., New Department of Agriculture in Washington D.C. Lou Stewart, '71, is teaching kindergarten at Carter Bishop, '72, received an MBA from Drake Albany, is Chris Lee Sipes, MA'73 ... Joseph He resided in Lynn ... Coopertown Elementary School, Springfield, U. He is now in Drake Law School and resides in Rogers, '73, is a math teacher in the junior high Tenn ... Kenneth Stanley, '71, and his wife, Nancee .Norbert A. Minnich, -'56 MA'60, died at Pigeon, Des Moines, lowa ... Teaching second grade at of the Hamilton Southeastern School District, ( Browning), '69, reside in Austin, Tex. Ken is a Mich . on Feb. 9 after he had been stricken Jackson School of West Central Schools, Anderson, Noblesville ... Dan Pollert, '73, is business C. P.A ... Deborah Elaine ( Hunter) Cocherell, '71, is management representative for the State of suddenly ii I. Norbert was a resident of Anderson is Deborah Ann (Paulsell Wolfe, '72. and an industrial arts shop teacher at Madison working in the financial area for Burger Chet, a Michigan employed with John Deere Co., Heights Jr. H.S ... subsidiary of General Foods. Columbus, Ohio ... Jo Ann (Warring) Barnes, Samuel Stone,'71 MA'72, is a Special Assistant MAE'73, is pre-school learning director, Baugo Robert E. Collier, MA'5l, former Madison to the Assistant Secretary for Community Community Schools, Elkhart...Cheryl Hailway, Heights principal and Markleville resident,· Planning and Development in Washington D.C. .. '73 '73, is a charge nurse at Winona Memoria I died Feb. 9 at Winona Hospital, Indianapolis ... Hospital, lndianapolis ... Assigned to Mather Norman Cox, '71, is an assistant trust officer at Assigned to Mather AFB, Calif. for navigator AFB, Calif., is 2nd Lt. Drew A. Armentrout, Harry L. Wilcoxon, '51, died unexpectedly at Fort Wayne National Bank ... Serving at Wallace training is Randy L. Dowd, '73 ... Attending '73 ... Rick Hosier, '73, is operations assistant and his home in February. Harry was principa! of Air Station, Philippines, is Maj. Billey E. Burke, Thunderbird Graduate School of International project management specialist, Public Palmer H.S. in Ohio. His residence was in MA'7l ... Nancy R. Zimmerman, BA'71, received Management, Glendale, Ariz., is Nicholas Transportation Corp., Fort Wayne ... Louise Cleveland ... a masters degree in English from Vanderbilt Jaworsky, '73 ... Teaching second grade in (Loving) Polansky, BA'73, is Head Start director U. and is working toward a PhD at Vanderbilt Orchard Park School, Carmel, is Barbara Ann James Taylor, '39, died Jan. 25 at Ball of Hancock-Henry County Community Action U ... Linda S. Caldwell, '71 MLS'73, is a medical Kinney, '73 ... Arthur Michael Pepelea, '73, is Hospital. James was an insurance broker with Program ... Teaching kindergarten at the transcriber trainee at the Good Samaritan assistant varsity basketbal I and footba II coach at the Harry H. Wolf insurance firm, Muncie. Alexandria Elementary School is Patricia Ann Hispital in Phoenix, Airz ... Working in the Wes-Del H.S., Gaston ... Brenda Thompson, '73, Accounts Payable Department as a clerk for ( Davis) Barnes .. . Edward Ger.>dot. '73. is Joffroy C . W;;,lthor, '60, died Jan . 22 of stab is serving as a librarian at Washington director of Human Services for the Hancock. U.S. Steel in Chicago is Victoria J (Robbins) Elementary and Middle School, Westfield ... wounds in Taiwan six hours before he was Julius, '71 ... Teaching trainable men ta I ly Henry County Community Action Program ... scheduled to leave by plane for home. He had Employed at Hauser H.S., Hope, is Michael E. An elementary teacher in Hartford City is retarded youths with Palm Beach Community been overseas a year and was stationed at Ching Percifield, '73 ... Teaching first grade at Warner Michener, '73 ... Marilyn ( Rhodes) Schools, Fla., is Margaret Mullin, '71 MA'72 ... Chuan Kang AFB ... Washington Elementary School, Westfield, is McKay, '73, is on the nursing faculty at Anderson Gerald Wayne Bell, '71 is attending Ohio State U. Vicki (Jolliffe) Horney, '73 ... A school College ... Elizabeth (Whitehead) Whitmore, '64 MAE'70, in the physical therapy certificate oroqram. psychologist associated with the Northwest Richard Barcus, '73, is sales representative for died from complications fol lowing open heart His wife, Barbara Ann ( Stonecipher), BA'72, Indiana Special Education Cooperative and surgery on Dec. 23 at Indiana Medical Center Jeaches Spanish and English at Hamilton assigned to Ross Township is George Batsche, the Philadelphia Area of AMS CO Division, Union Hospital. Elizabeth retired from teaching in Township H.S. They reside in Columbus. MA'73 ... Employed at Morristown H.S. is James Oil Co. of California ... Gary Westerfeld, '73, January of 1973, following two heart attacks. At William Gregory LaMar, '71, and his wife, E. Davis, '73 ... Working as city hal I reporter for teaches fourth grade at Westwood. Gary resides in the time of retirement, she was teaching sixth Andrea L. C Bremer), '70 MAE'73, reside in the Middletown (Ohio) Journal is Karen Oldenburg ... Janna Libbert, '73, is program Muncie where Greg is on the staff of the Muncie (Wessel} Garloch, '73 ... Stephanie D. Wilkerson, director of the YMCA of Grant Co., Marion ... Jerry grade and also principal at Bennett Elementary, Chamber of Commerce ... Barney McEwen, '73, is employed at New Palestine H.S .... Rita Lee Shonk, MA E'73, is principa I of the Star City Marion. MLS'7l, is assistant librarian of the Eagledale Marilyn Marsh, MA'73, is foreign language Elementary School...An industrial arts teacher at Donald L. Somers, BA'57 MA'65, a mathematics Branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County department chairman at Leo H.S. Rita is i::ast6n School, Rochester, is Dan Ginther, '73 ... An teacher at Hobart H.S., died of a heart attack on Public Library ... Ken Boyd, '71 MLS'73, is volleyball and gymnastic coach for GAA. She art teacher at Wawasee H.S. is Mike Conley, '73 ... Dec. 5. He is survived by his wife, Barbara I ibrarian at Northeastern H .s., Fountain City ... resides in Fort Wayne ... Tamara Zae Busch, '73, Teaching industrial arts in Batesville is Eugene Head of the New Palestine Bank's installment (McGuire), '56 MA'62. is a special education teacher for intermediate Wuestefeld, '73 ... Teresa Collett, BA'73, has loan department is Donald E. Folkerth, '71 ... educable mentally retarded at Whiteland accepted a one-year assignment in the Christian Terence G. Robbins, '60, after being in ill health 1st Lt. Steven L. Gray, '71, is on duty at the Elementary School. .. Teaching first grade at St. Marine Corps Air Station with the Marine Mary's School, Richmond, is Margaret Boyan, H.S. in Tegucagalpa, the capital of Honduras, for the past year, died in December. He was Medium Helicopter Squadron 261, New River, '73 ... Teaching U.S. history and socia I studies, under direction of World Gospel Mission, Marion ... employed at Thorntown H.S. N.C. .. :A librarian at Hartford City is Charles and coaching assistant varsity football and Teaching history and coaching footbal I at Joray, '71 ... Minister of the West Side Church of junior high basketball at Brownstown Central Connersville H.S. is Earl H. Williams, '73 ... Carl Baliff, MA'53, principal of Orchard Park Christ, Yorktown, is Dwight Hesson, MAE'71... is Stephen L. Barentine, '73 ... Weldon W. Hooley, Teaching industrial arts and serving as assistant Elementary School, Carmel-Clay School System, A geologist with France Stone Co., Toledo, Ohio, '73, is serving in the Peace Corps in Togo, West football coach and assistant basketball coach for died Dec. 13 in St. Vincent Hospital. is Richard A. Lucas, '71...Teaching at Arthur Africa as a Tefl teacher ... Mary C Roberts) Hill, the junior high in Batesville is Bill Narwold, '73 ... Charles Elementary School, Richmond, is '73, is teach i,ng in Michigan City ... James A. Stanley West, '73, and his wife, Sheila ( Fesler), Jerry E. Minnich, -'54, a resident of Sheridan, James Berrier, '71 MAE'73 ... Jan Diggins, Huber, '73, is a staff accountant with David Culp '73, reside in Muncie. Stanley is employed as a died in December at Methodist Hospital in BA'7l, is state legislative Liaison representative & Co., Huntington. His wife, Karen ( Briles), '73, chemist with the Division of Water Qua I ity, Indianapolis. Jerry had been employed by for the Recreational Vehicle Institute ... Fred is purchasing agent and secretary to the Muncie. Sheila is working toward a masters Chrysler of Indianapolis tor 21 years . MacDonald Mann, '71, is employed by Roderick business manager of Huntington College ... degree at BSU ... Daniel Hardin, '73, is a math and Virginia M. Hiatt, MA'58, a resident of Elkhart, St. John's, Glendale Center, Indianapolis ... Teaching fifth and sixth graders in Lafayette is science teacher in Franklin ... Sally Jones, '73, died at Elkhart General Hospital. She was an art Marcia L. Boling, '73 ... Director of Student writes women's news for the Muncie Evening Activities at the University of Evansville is teacher in the Elkhart School system for a number Press ... Teaching science at Carmel Jr. H.S . is Dianna Lynn Smith, '73 ... General manager of of years. For a short time she taught in Colorado, William E. Kaker, '73 ... Barbara Applegate, BA'73, United Lamination, Hartford City, is Jon D. Nebraska and Locke Township. '72 Oswalt, '73. His wife, Penny Susan (Jones), is a graduate assistant at BS U ... Larry A. Wood, '72, is teaching third grade in Montpelier ... '73, and his wife, Rita Louise C Poling), '65 MAE'70, Vestal R. Nicholas, MA'56, died in his home Rodney Neal Heitz, '72, has taken a position Woods John Pepperman, '73, is an industrial arts reside in South Bend. Larry is an accountant with following an apparent heart attack. He resided in with Professional Management of Indiana ... teacher in the Manatee Community School Bernth, Hammer, and Co. Kokomo. He had taught fifth grade in Meridian Teaching sixth grade at Central Elementary, System. His wife, Pamela Jane C Nutty), '72, is School for the past 22 years. employed in socia I work. They reside in Madison, is Karen Modisett, '72 ... Jean Calen, Von Jameson, '36 MA'42, veteran East Central MA'72, chairman of the Foreign Language Bradenton, Fla ... Teaching at St. Joseph Grade Indiana basketball coach and retired principal of Department Wheeler H.S., Porter County School in Mishawaka is Carolyn J. C Doyle) Shenandoah H.S. died in December at Indiana Schools, was elected secretary for Northwest Snyder, '73 ... Patrick M. Kiefer, '73, is working as morrioges Indiana Foreign Language Teacher's Assn ... a financial analyst with Continental Steel Corp., University Medi ca I Center, Indianapolis. The home economist in the Blackford County Kokomo ... P. Fredrick Fogle, MA'73, is Judy Beach, '71, to Rodney Wooda 11 on Sept. Rex Clingenpeel, '30, a resident of Meddleburg Extension Office is Priscilla ( Poole) Dunham, administrator at the Christian League for the 28. They reside in Onaga, Kansas ... Pamela Jo '72 ... John D. (Tim) English, '72, and his wife, Handicappled, Walworth, Wis ... D.A. Sutton, '73, Sipe, '72,to Frederick Howard Mullen on Nov. Heights, Ohio, died Nov. 25 . He had taught in Teresa Mary ( Crusemeyerl, '73, have completed is employed in internal' public relation, General l l. They reside in Winchester ... Sherry Elaine Kokomo tor nearly 40 years. Telephone, Fort Wayne ... Lou Ellen C Irvine) Peace Corps training for Korea, where they will Lewis, '70, to H.C. Cross on Dec. 29. They reside Robert B. Pettijohn, '37 MA'56, social studies serve for two years as education volunteers ... Mc Beth, '73, is teaching first grade in the Clark in Muncie ... Pamela Sue Whitestine, '69, to R. F. teacher at Bloomington North, died from a heart Richard Sewell, '72, is deputy director of the Pleasant School Corp., Whiteland ... Dr. Robert Schumann on June 15. They reside in Edmond, attack in December. Robert worked with Hancock-Henry County Community Action Michael, Ed D'73, is an assistant in BSU's Okla ... Rhonda Elizabeth Mormance, BA'72, Program ... An instructor of music at Purdue U. overseas program ... Annette (Weiskel Millikan, to Daryle L. Cofield on Dec. 27 . They reside in university and professional organizations and was is Robert D. Hawkins, BA'72 ... Kathaleen '73, is employed by American National Bank, Bloomington ... DianeMarie Hubbard, '72,to instrumental in the development of numerous Shaffer, '72, teaches industrial arts at Carmel Jr. Muncie .. . Donald R. Greene, MA'73, is a public Charles Scott Kennedy on Jan. 19. They reside in social studies programs. H.S... Assistant to the president of the Decatur relations assistant in the public relations and Pendleton. Diane ia an income tax auditor for Hazel Risinger, '45, a Wells County native and Bank and Trust Co. is Dennis Bieberich, '72 ... advertising department of Southern Services, the Internal Revenue Service in Indianapolis ... former resident of Hartford City and Montpelier, Curtis B. Heydt, '72, is attending the Lutheran Inc., Atlanta ... Teaching educable mentally Debbi Brown to Daniel Pollert, '73, on Feb. 2. died at the Reid Memorial Hospital in Richmond, retarded at Jane Ball Elementary School, Cedar They reside in Lansing, Mich. Daniel is the Theo logica I Seminary, Gettysburg, Penn ... Dec. 19, after a short illness. Clara was a retired David Lawrence Johnson, MS'72, is attending Lake, is Linda Boilini, '73 ... Bruce Hudson, business management department of John school teacher with 47 years of service. graduate school at the University of Missouri. BA'73, is working toward a PhD in economics at Deere Co ... Christian L. Jung, '64, died at the Lutheran Hospital in Omaha, Neb. Christian was a professor of geography at the University of Nebraska.
Phillip R. Dolby, '39, died in December at the Whitley County Hospital. He served as a teacher at Starke County in 1941-42 and became an accountant for General Electric and Central Soya, Decatur, in 1943. He later returned to teaching in Ripley County, Columbia Township School and Steve Brauch Dick Acton George Bennett Nebraska Elementary School, Fort Wayne. He retired from teaching July land accepted the position of staff assistant in evangelism and worship at the Columbia City United Methodist Church, where he had served as music director for 15 years .
Opal E. C Pence) Conklin, AB'23, a resident of Wilmington, Ohio, died October 24. She had taught • at Tipton and later at Kendallville. I Residence halls face drop
Dr. Welker Bishop, Ball State's assistant dean for opened in l . A second phase of Johnson to house housing since 1964, probably wouldn't refer to the 1,300 Wi,tS pl but not developed. Sixties as the "good ol' days." Bishopc rop in dorm living to the drop It really wasn't that long ago to qualify as old, inenrollm th of them to the leveling and besides, the last decade wasn't that good. off of the b ishment of them i I itary Construction of residence halls was always draft, deve ear vocational schools underway; students were often challenging / andthedif e graduates to find dormitory regulations; and there never were jobs. enough rooms. In fact, t ints out, Ball But those problems may be mild in comparison to State's dor ed high in new housing woes which, linked to plunging proportion nrollment. Despite enrollments have placed college on-campus the enroll ce halls had seen no housing throughout the nation in dire straits. measurabl two years. Effects at Ball State are not as drastic as at other Housing d techniques to schools-Kent State and Ohio State are among attract stu . Residents can now universities which have either closed dorms paint their f 16 colors. They entirely or remodeled them for classrooms or can select en and move freely offices. But Bishop has seen the number of students from oned pace is available. living in Ball State residence halls drop by about 350 Astuden ($69 per quarter) this year. and have a elf. He predicts the number/ Other lib no women's hours fall when campus enrollrrie andopenv lls, have been in an estimated 600. ' effect for a "If our (Ball State}enrolt But Bish e is strongly see any way we will have a committed ssional staffing, Bishop says frankly. , which with ong the best in the Ball State has an on-cam country. married apartrhents)'c~ Thehous possible changes Filling the space has note cjming ift dents drops before; in 1971 mistal<, stically s could change residence halls 102 Ptr ulation or sophomores to During the l 6"• ~ a.II $tate U n-ca occupancy could colleges and u isl)uiktfng res intai he closing of halls ha I ls to accom owing,.rwmber apo students. The . . _Q$ fned in }951, ish n in the declining followed by Wa all the Jiority f . Th (beginning Fall Halls opened in "a No ~ Quarter 197;Q. like a bargain in dormitory g ro"1th took on hlg -rise propo ions in comparison to rising costs of living. More juniors 1964-65 with con'stn,ction of Studebaker Halls. and seniors are now living In re idence halls and LaFollette'sfiri,twingope edin 1966. Shively Hall, the graduate dor , has increased in School housin officials foresaw the numbers and Bishop is probablY, one of a few people slow down of students, however, and Johnson Halls who sees some benefits (for the residence ha I ls) in complex was th~flnatresidehce hall pro·ect..! _ thes aJJe f g